Gayety

25 Relationship Goals Every Gay Couple Should Strive For

The yin to my yang! There are good relationships, and there are great relationships. The signs of a great ship aren’t only about the way you look into each other’s eyes; they’re about how you balance each other — being the yin to your yang, the Mary to your Rhoda, the vodka to your sour!

We all secretly want to be a cute #Instacouple, but if the relationship is inauthentic, it doesn’t mean squat. The goal of most couples isn’t to be like everyone else, but to have your own language with your man, to understand each other in ways only you can understand. Let’s start with the obvious (and cutest):

1. Building a similar sense of character when it comes to people so that every time you spot a bad egg, you’re always on the same page.

2. Being the most fun couple at the office Christmas party — every year.

3. Making sure you have the same lunch break so you can FaceTime each other and bitch about how much you hate your boss.

4. Performing sock puppet shows at the end of the bed when you both need a day off from adulting.

5. Calling your man to tell him you’re out of lube and poppers, and he needs to go by the shop to pick up your favorite kind if he wants it tonight — but it’s not awkward at all.

6. Taking shirtless pics together by the pool and making it your profile picture, even though you’ve said in the past how much you hate “those kinds” of couples.

7. Being able to go out and hold hands without looking over your shoulder or wondering if you’re making strangers uncomfortable.

8. Taking Halloween very seriously and making sure your costumes are a collaborative effort.